Sunday, 1 January 2017

Happy New Year! I’m so excited for 2017. 2016 was
quite eventful and went by quickly but I am extremely thankful. I felt like I
experienced a lot…from getting and giving heart aches, to anxiety, to romance,
to travelling, to health matter, to peace! Sometimes, it was so confusing but
God always had a way of showing me his presence. There were times I could literally
feel His favour around me such that I could almost touch it. I got to spend
time with some of my family members, made new friends, rekindled old
friendships, and dumped a praying mantis (ooh! I almost wrote a story about
that!). And speaking about stories, I know I have not written in a very long
time, not because I did not want to, but I was engrossed in other types of
writing and duties. I have missed writing stories a lot, it was like a therapy
for me and a way of expressing myself so I hope to get back to business this
year. I’m definitely adding it to my goals for the New Year.

And that reminds me of my 2016 goals – I had quite a
few, including things like getting my learner’s driver license (I achieved that
in November, ha ha, better late than never). I love to plan things and write
them down so I had written some goals at the beginning of the year and I took a
quick look at them recently. My other goals included things like:

·Publishing
X number of articles (To be continued)

·Weighing
X kg (± Xkg) (I went in and out of the scale but at least I was conscious of my
situation, which is the key)

·Learning
more French (oui, je l’apprends encore)

·Ride
my bicycle (to be fair, the weather was not always good; in fact it snowed
today :P so TBC)

And last but not the least:

·Getting
married! (I didn’t even try for this one)

Lol! When I was reviewing my accomplishments and
things I needed to work on based on my list, I realized that this was written at
the bottom, with a pencil, and in a smaller font. I do not remember why it was
so, maybe I had added it at the last minute to my list and maybe I was too shy
and did not want others to see it since I put the list up in my office next to
my desk. Perhaps, this was why I did not achieve it, lol, so I will work on it
next year. Nah, I’m sure it was just not yet God’s time for me. J

I may not have achieved everything on my list but I am
happy I wrote them down. Just like a popular saying “Planning is everything but
plans are nothing”, I think it’s a great idea to plan and so I’m making a new
list for 2017 including carry-overs from 2016.

Overall, I am thankful to the Almighty and hopeful for
next year. Three of the things that I ask God for next year are Love, Faith and
Peace. A summary of my year:

January –
I found myself singing “fool again” by Westlife and “survivor” by Destiny child

February –
Family time, whoop whoop!

March –
Lenten season; prayer mood

April – had my annual ice
cream cake

May – Established good friendships

June – Anxious, confused, worried (much
ado about everything)

July – Regain of hope

August – Worked like a bee

September – Gulliver’s travels

October – A Brazilian experience

November – Had the best
poutine in Montreal

December – Got to experience common side effects
of morphine and I pray I never had to take it again!

So that’s it, you might see some stories titled as some
of the phrases above, coming soon. Once again, I am thankful to God and my wonderful
family and friends for a special year and I look forward to a better year.

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